This entry documents the killing of journalists in Iraq from January 2020 onward. Journalists have been targeted while covering multiple ongoing conflicts, including operations against ISIS remnants, anti-government protests, and general political violence. The primary sources tracking these deaths are non-governmental organizations like the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). According to CPJ data, at least 15 journalists were killed in Iraq in the line of duty between 2020 and late 2023.
Deaths recorded in this conflict span the years 2003, 2005, 2020, 2021. Browse by year using the sidebar filter to examine how casualties shifted over the course of the conflict.
This conflict is interconnected with other documented war zones — Operation Inherent Resolve, US Forces - Iraq & Syria Theater, Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Each of those pages maintains its own independent roster of the fallen.